Many accurate 1921 census transcriptions have already been added to the pub history site, including London, and parts of Middlesex.
Billingsgate pub history index
Existed from at least 1801. The address is 36 Little Eastcheap in 1839 and earlier. * At 36 Eastcheap in 1856. Earlier census for this address are in St Andrew Hubbards. This pub was rebuilt in its present form in 1892, and At 27 & 29 Eastcheap by 1898. In around 1916 it was renamed the Bodega, and continued under that name until at least 1952. The premises are now in retail use. ** The pub was designed by Bird & Walters in the Queen Anne style. ***
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Cow & Calf Tavern, 27-29 Eastcheap, EC3 - in June 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1801/William Thurland/dealer in spirituous liquors/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1802/William Thurstand/dealer in spirituous liquors/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1804/William Thurland/dealer in spirituous liquors/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1806/Mr Farmer, Cow and Calf, Little Eastcheap/../../London Brewery 1806 customer for supplying the public with genuine malt liquor
1827/Christopher Burrow, Cow & Calf, 38 Little Eastcheap/../../Pigots Directory
1829/T Burrow/../../../Robsons Directory
1839/Thomas Burrow/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Thomas Burrow/../../../P.O. Directory **
1844/Luke Bell/../../../Thompsons Directory **
1851/Joseph Irish/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1856/Joseph Irish/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Elizabeth Irish/Licensed Victualler, Widow/53/Beckenham, Kent/Census
1861/Charlotte Pulham/Barmaid/25/Dorking, Surrey/Census
1861/Ann Pigott/General Servant/22/London/Census
1861/Thomas Pryer/Barman/27/Sutton, Surrey/Census
1861/William Blackburn/Barman/18/Chichester, Surrey/Census
1869/Mrs Elizabeth Irish/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Felix Estaugh/Barman/22/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/Frederick Barton/Barman/30/St Johns Wood, Middlesex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Dunham/Barmaid/25/Bridport, Dorset/Census
1871/Elizabeth Stemp/General Servant/32/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1878/Henry Geo P Irish/../../../Post Office Directory **
1879/Charles Pearce/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/George Pearce/Licensed Victualler/20/Marylebone/Census
1881/Arthur Pearce/Brother, Licensed Victualler/21/Marylebone/Census
1881/Mary Evans/Barmaid/34/Montgomeryshire/Census
1881/Eleanor Gray/Barmaid/22/Leicester/Census
1881/Emma Nash/General Servant/26/Islington/Census
1881/Charles Walters/Barman/18/Marylebone/Census
1882/Walter Samuel Millis/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Walter S Millis/../../../Business Directory of London **
1889/Percy A Millis/../../../Post Office Directory **
1894/F F Antiss/../../../City of London Directory **
1895/Anstiss & Parriss/../../../Post Office Directory *
1898/Augustus David John Chinnery, Cow & Calf Tavern, 27 & 29 Eastcheap EC/../../Post Office Directory
The history of Thomas John Sewell, licensee
1899/Thomas John Sewell/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/H W Brown & Co, Cow & Calf Tavern, 27 & 29 Eastcheap EC/../../Post Office Directory
1904/H W Brown & Co/../../../Post Office Directory **
1911/George John Taylor/Manager/32/Newport, Monmouthshire/Census
1911/Helen Ford/Housemaid/26/High Barnet, London/Census
1911/Thomas Albert Hutchinson/Barman/18/Blackfriars, London/Census
1911/Henry Frederick Mathias/Barman/22/Shoreditch, London/Census
1911/Henry James Gardner/Barman/27/Wandsworth, London/Census
1911/William Moses/Barman/23/Whitechapel, London/Census
1915/Frederick Jago/../../../Post Office Directory **
1921/Bodega Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory **
1923/Bodega Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory **
1926/Bodega Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory **
In 1939 at the Cow and Calf, 27-29 Eastcheap, in Billingsgate is
Kenneth M Paton, manager of Licensed premises, born 20th July 1903;
Monica L Paton, manageress of Licensed premises, born 23rd Nove3mber 1905.
1953/Bodega/../../../Bt Telephone Directory
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** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Tris